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Jul 21, 2020Liked by Roy Edroso

Whole piece was amusing but this is what nearly had me laughing:

SULLIVAN: But nobody remembers.

WEISS: And this time we’re not gonna back down!

[Tom Petty plays; fast CURTAIN.]

As for Sully and his phallophilia, the final nail in the coffin for me was back eons ago when he was telling his brothers that they must engage in safe sex while he chose not to. (His editor gig at New Republic is where I lost for them; since almost regained under current leadership but for a paywall out Stalag-17. Or maybe my local slammer, Greenhaven, way north of NYC.)

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Jul 21, 2020Liked by Roy Edroso

Probably should include Matt Taibbi in this rogues' gallery. He's being quoted favorably by, of all people, Rod Dreher. I can think of no greater indignity.

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Jul 21, 2020Liked by Roy Edroso

"Thiel bought them out" is the part where this stopped being parody and started being documentary.

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Jul 21, 2020Liked by Roy Edroso

Being “centrist” just hasn’t been the same since the Overton Window slid over to the right of Strom Thurmond.

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Jul 21, 2020Liked by Roy Edroso

The New Intellectual Right: same as the Old Intellectual Right but with moar cheese!

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Jul 21, 2020Liked by Roy Edroso

Reminds me that my favorite part of last week was Sullivan writing a passive-aggressive final column for NY mag in which he declared that he was not cancelled but HE WAS TOTALLY CANCELLED!! and oh also he’s going back to blogging but just weekly because working on a daily basis is just so draining (said with head tilted back, hand to forehead, palm outward).

And as far as I can tell, no one noticed or cared. Perfect.

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Jul 21, 2020Liked by Roy Edroso

I'm guessing, to demonstrate their deep religiousness, Shapiro was wearing his yarmulke and Sullivan his look of moral superiority, which is the only way to tell him and Damon Linker apart.

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Jul 21, 2020Liked by Roy Edroso

This should be the bomb squad - any venture of theirs will surely bomb.

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Jul 21, 2020Liked by Roy Edroso

"WEISS: And this time we’re not gonna back down!"

The 101st Fighting Keyboardists went down harder than the Soviet army in Finland.

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